Jeff AA4JG Logs on Friday and Sunday
I have been a ham since 1991. I was a tech for 29 yrs. My grandfather and 2 uncles were hams and we talked on our ways to and from work. I did rotate a Sunday night net as net control. It was local and fun. After they all passed I fell out of radio. I always kept my license current. Shortly after I retired, we had a tornado hit our neighborhood. No power for a week. Cell phone service was poor. I got my 2 meter ht out-of storage. I decided to upgrade to general and got my grandfather’s Drake Twins from his friend who stored them for 18 yrs after he passed. I passed my general and got on the air. Met a local ham shortly after passing general and we studied for our extra. We passed and changed our calls. I became net manager for a local 2m net that checks on hams that live alone, disabled, or just wants to be checked on. We had an older ham pass and it was a couple days before he was discovered. That brought about the Lone Ranger Wellness Net. After nearly 3 yrs of net manager and growing the net, I passed it to another local ham. I currently call an HF net, South cars on 7.251, Wednesday and Thursday noon to 1PM ET. I really enjoy DXing and contesting. I found Moonlighters and started checking in regularly. I started collecting tube radios so I fell into the vintage net on Sundays with Swan Bob. I started logging and got me hooked. Currently I have 7 HF radio’s, 4 tube, 1 hybrid, 1 solid state, and 2 current. 1 is in my truck. I see a long future in ham radio. Yes, after retirement, I found golf. I play in a few charity tournaments a year. Gotta get outside at some point. 73’s